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The prime minister called the coronavirus measure “sitting at home during the holidays.” According to the head of the Latvian government, an average of 17 people died from the new coronavirus every day in the country last week, and this must stop.
The state of emergency has been extended until February 7.
Latvian Health Minister Ilze Vinkelė calls for a “quiet vacation” and recalled that more than a thousand people are currently being treated for coronavirus in the country’s hospitals.
No movement restrictions have been planned for the day yet. Shops and cafes will be open from 06:00 to 21:00. at night so that employees can go to work and return home without violating the requirements.
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Each curfew violation will be considered individually, Latvian police chief Armandas Ruksas explained at a press conference. If a person leaves home to a 24-hour pharmacy for medicines, it is a completely different situation than when “someone walks through the city and has fun.”
The purpose of the restrictions is not to punish as many people as possible, but to prevent massive ties during the New Year.
Those who are able to explain that they took to the streets for justified reasons will be able to avoid fines. According to the Latvian Minister of Health, it is possible to go out into the yard of your own home.
Extend the restriction of scheduled medical services until January 17.
It is announced that the army will help guarantee the curfew in the country. It is planned to use several hundred soldiers for this purpose. As before, breaches of coronavir-related restrictions can result in a fine of between € 10 and € 2,000 for a natural person and between € 140 and € 5,000 for a legal person.
Since the declaration of the state of emergency in Latvia, that is, on November 9, 3,484 administrative cases have been opened for violations of restrictions.
It was announced on Tuesday that 83,207 new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus infection were detected in 11,207 tests per day in Latvia, in addition to 25 previously infected patients dying, the Center for Disease Prevention and Control reported.
The day before, 508 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 patient deaths were reported.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, 37,676 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in the country and 603 people have died.
The incidence in the last 14 days amounts to 583.6 cases per 100,000. population.
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